Name: John A. SchardtAge: 34Killed at: World Trade CenterFrom: New York City Oddwalk has signed on as part of the 2,996 Project. We were assigned to honor John, one of the many brave firefighters, police, EMTs and others who struggled to save people trapped in the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. In…
Month: September 2006
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Site Updates – New CD!
Hey folks! Over at the main site, you’ll see some changes, most surrounding our new CD, Let Us Go, Rejoicing. You’ll find the biggest updates on the lyric and audio and the CDs and stuff pages. The calendar has been updated too, some new links, a few new pictures are up, and there are other…
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The Pope and "his cool red hat!"
Here’s a quick video of the Pope at a recent general audience at St. Peter’s. Our friend David Muñoz was there. Erin H. is fond of B16’s hat. Don’t click the pic, click here for mp4 or avi formats.
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The Wellspring of Hope
“. . . we are marked by a culture which has lost confidence that study is a worthwhile activity and which doubts that debate can bring us to the truth for which we long. If our century has been so marked by violence it is surely partly because it has lost confidence in our ability…
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The Power of Music
Anne Marie of Over the Top Ministries discusses the power of music to reveal emotion, mark change, and trigger memories. In her case, “Free Bird” holds the key.
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Test Yourself
As found on several other blogs/websites: 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? ***Make your answer before you peek!*** The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way. 2. How do…
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Not likely to be on the SAT:
Integrism I know, a big, weird word. One I (Orin) didn’t know either until a day ago. Here’s a bit about it borrowed from wikipedia, some 1982 writings of our Pope, then Cardinal Ratzinger – comments in brackets are from wikipedia (Steven Hand), not mine: “—we are witnesses today of a new integrism [read: extreme…
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Labor Day
Detueronomy 24:14-15 You shall not defraud a poor and needy hired servant, whether he be one of your own countrymen or one of the aliens who live in your communities. You shall pay him each day’s wages before sundown on the day itself, since he is poor and looks forward to them. Otherwise he will…